Joshua 2:1

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And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there.Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.

In other translations

And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there.Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.

Hebrew words

וַיִּשְׁלַחvaiyishlachand he sentH7971יְהוֹשֻׁעַ־yehoshua'-JoshuaH3091בִּן־bin-[the] son ofH1121נוּןnunNunH5126מִן־min-fromH4480הַשִּׁטִּיםhashitim<the> ShittimH7851שְׁנַיִם־shenayim-twoH8147אֲנָשִׁים'anashimmenH582מְרַגְּלִיםmeragelimspiesH7270חֶרֶשׁchereshsecretlyH2791לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559לְכוּlekhugoH1980רְאוּre'useeH7200אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe landH776וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853יְרִיחוֹyerichoJerichoH3405וַיֵּלְכוּvaiyelekhuand they wentH1980וַיָּבֹאוּvaiyavo'uand they wentH935בֵּית־beit-[the] house ofH1004אִשָּׁה'ishaha womanH802זוֹנָהzonaha prostituteH2181וּשְׁמָהּushemahand name herH8034רָחָבrachav[was] RahabH7343וַיִּשְׁכְּבוּ־vaiyishkevu-and they lay downH7901שָׁמָּה׃shamahthere <towards>H8033

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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People and places

People: Joshua, Nun, Rahab

Places: Jericho, Jordan, Shittim

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